OICC Press International Journal of Political Science 2228-6217 11 4 2021 12 01 The Role of Public Opinion in Changing Iran's Strategy in the Belt and Road Initiative and Turning Politics to the East 13 33 EN Ali Shabani Department of Political Science, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Seyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour Head of the Center for International Education and Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tehran, Iran Hassan Khodaverdi Department of Political Science, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Karamollah Daneshfard Department of Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2021 12 01